Buddhaghosa ( flourished 5th century ADIndian Buddhist scholar, famous for his Visuddhi-magga (“Way to Purity”Visuddhimagga (“The Path of Purification”), a summary of current Buddhist doctrines. Scholars do not agree about Buddhaghosa’s birthplace, but it is known that he traveled to Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka, where he discovered many Sinhalese Buddhist commentaries; these he translated into Pāli and communicated to his countrymen.